Added on 23/02/2011
David Roberts
Bahrain , Egypt , Middle East , Tunisia
DAVID ROBERTS: Meeting protestors demands for ‘equality’ and ‘respect’ will help the Bahraini authorities go a long way to solving the pressing issues they’ve faced over the last week.
Added on 21/02/2011
Michael J. Totten
Afghanistan , Africa , Algeria , America , Basketball , Beirut , Bolivia , Brussels , Colonel , Costa Rica , Darfur , Fateh , France , Green Square , Guatemala , Hawaii , Internet cafés , Italy , Kansas , Law , Lawrence , Lebanon , Libya , London , Los Angeles , Mediterranean , Mediterranean Sea , Middle East , Morocco , Muammar Qaddafi , New York , North Korea , Oil , Palestinian Territories , Paris , Pepsi , Philippines , Prague , President , Sahara , Seattle , shopkeeper , Tel Aviv , travel ban , Tripoli , Tunisia , Turkey , United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization , US Federal Reserve , Vienna
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: Two years ago I spent time in Libya. It seems like a good time to revisit my experience of a kind people but an overarching, clamping presence.
Added on 18/02/2011
Steve Royston
America , Bahrain , Bahrain government , China , Egypt , Elizabeth II , India , Londonderry , Manama , Nick Kristof , Northern Ireland , Ramadan , Richard Nixon , Rubber bullets , Salmaniya Hospital , Tahrir Square , Tear gas , The New York Times , Tunisia , United Kingdom , YouTube
STEVE ROYSTON: It’s 4am. Outside my window there’s a full moon , the harbinger of madness. Cocks are crowing and the thak-thak-thak of nearby helicopters has woken me.
Added on 18/02/2011
The Moor Next Door
Algeria , America , Camp David , Civil society , Department of State , Egypt , European Union , France , Ministry of Agriculture , Ministry of Higher Education , Security services , Tunisia , United States , US Federal Reserve
TMND: With a divided leadership and worries among the populace regarding their motives the protest movement in Algeria faces considerable challenges.
Added on 17/02/2011
James M. Dorsey
2006 World Cup , 2010 World Cup , Algeria , Ali Abdullah Saleh , BBC , Benghazi , Colonel , Confederation of African Football , Egypt , Facebook , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Football , Germany , Iran , Jordan , Libya , Middle East , Muammar Gaddafi , North Africa , President , Soccer , Tunisia , United States , Yemen
JAMES DORSEY: Gaddafi intends the opening of the Benghazi stadium to be a show of popular support, but activists fear it could become the setting for clashes.
Added on 16/02/2011
Common Ground News Service
Alexandria , Bahrain , Barack Obama , Berkeley , Cairo , California , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Facebook , Gandhi , Hosni Mubarak , President , Serbia , Tahrir Square , The New York Times , Tunis , Tunisia , United States , University of California
MICHAEL NAGLER: Too little has been made of the measured, disciplined, non-violent approach of the majority of the Egyptian protestors. It’s an approach that is likely to pay substantial dividends.
Added on 15/02/2011
Mondoweiss
Bush Administration , Democracy , Egypt , Elliott Abrams , George W. Bush , Iraq , Jordan , Middle East , Ministry of Information , President , Saudi Arabia , The Washington Post , Tunisia , United States , Yemen
DAVID SAMEL, MONDOWEISS: It will seem outrageous to Egyptians who risked life in pursuit of democracy but, according to U.S. neo-cons, they owe a debt to the former President.
Added on 14/02/2011
Juan Cole
Al Qaeda , Algeria , Algiers , Bahrain , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Iran , Manama , Oil , Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries , Palestine Authority , President , Prime Minister , Reuters , Salam Fayyad , Tunisia , United States , Washington , West Bank , Yemen , Yemeni military
JUAN COLE – Events are moving quickly around the Arab World following the departure of Hosni Mubarak. I highlight, what I believe, are the most significant developments.
Added on 12/02/2011
Steve Royston
Algeria , Argentina , Brazil , Chile , China , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Egyptian army , guard , Guatemala , Indonesia , Iran , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , Middle East , Pakistan , President , South Korea , Tahrir Square , Thailand , Tunisia
STEVE ROYSTON: Regional fallout from the events in Tunisia and Egypt is expected. But other countries around the world have been watching.
Added on 12/02/2011
David Westley
Egypt , Mubarak , Tunisia
DAVID WESTLEY: Today the world looks at Egypt in a new light. After decades in the shadows, it again is in the limelight, only this time it is not just shining a light for the Arab world, but for the world as a whole.
Added on 11/02/2011
Ramzy Baroud
Algeria , Central Intelligence Agency , CNN , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Facebook , Food and Drink , Greg Miller , Iraq , Israel , Middle East , Mossad , Mubarak , Obama , President , Spy , The Times , The Washington Post , Tunisia , United States , Uri Avnery
RAMZY BAROUD: The word ‘revolution’ is overused in the Arab world. What’s happening today in Egypt is rather more deserving.
Added on 11/02/2011
James M. Dorsey
African Cup of Nations , Ajax , Al Ahly , Al Mohtalet , Al Zamalek , Algeria , BBC , Cairo , Confederation of African Football , Egypt , Egyptian Football Association , Egyptian government , FIFA , Hosni Mubarak , President , Soccer , Tahrir Square , The National , Tunisia , United Kingdom , Zine Abedine Ben Ali
JAMES DORSEY: Al Ahly SC has publicly rejected plans by the Egyptian Football Association, to restart suspended league matches behind closed doors.
Added on 11/02/2011
James M. Dorsey
Egypt , Football , Green Movement , Hosni Mubarak , Iran , Iranian parliament , Islamic Republic of Iran , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , President , Ruhollah Khomeini , Soccer , Tehran , Tunisia , Zine Abedine Ben Ali
JAMES DORSEY: Iran’s Football Federation has postponed league matches in Tehran to prevent celebrations of the 32nd anniversary of the Islamic revolution turning into anti-government protests.
Added on 11/02/2011
Matt J. Duffy
Abu Dhabi , Censorship , Egypt , London , The National , Tunisia , UAE , United Arab Emirates
MATT J. DUFFY: The next move would be to follow up on the article. Interview Hammadi’s family, for instance. But, that’s probably asking too much…
Added on 09/02/2011
Common Ground News Service
Cairo , Dalia Mogahed , Democracy , Egypt , Media outlets , Middle East , Obama , President , Religion , The Huffington Post , Tunisia , United States , White House
DALIA MOGAHED: The majority of Egyptians want democracy and see no contradiction between the change they seek and the values to which they surrender.
Added on 08/02/2011
Sultan Al Qassemi
Alexandria , Cairo , Egypt , Facebook , Google+ , President , Tunisia , Wael Ghonim
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: If the Egypt uprising of 2011 can be summed up in a single word, it is zolm, defined as “oppression, tyranny, inequity, unfairness, injustice, abuse”.
Added on 08/02/2011
Naseem Tarawnah
Amman , Bakhit government , Cairo , Egypt , Jordan , London , Middle East , Nile , Tahrir Square , Tunisia
NASEEM TARAWNAH – A ‘compare and contrast’ between protests in Jordan and those of Egypt or Tunisia produces one striking difference – the absence of young people.
Added on 05/02/2011
Steve Royston
Abdulaziz , Abdullah , Al Qaeda , Bahrain , Bahrain government , Crown Prince , Dammam , Egypt , Facebook , Faisal , Finland , Food prices , Internet space , Jeddah , Jordan , Madinah , Makkah , Minister of Information , Ministry of Information , National Assembly , Print media , Riyadh , Satellite TV , Saud , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Tahrir Square , Tunisia , Twitter , Yemen
STEVE ROYSTON: I have had a few conversations whether Egypt will impact Saudi. My answer would be no – at least not in the current conditions.
Added on 05/02/2011
Eman-Al-Nafjan
Egypt , Israel , Jeddah , Jordan , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , Social Media , Syria , Tunis , Tunisia , US Federal Reserve , Yemen , YouTube
EMAN AL NAFJAN: Shocked as they are by the events in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen and Jordan there are strong historical reasons why Saudis remain viewers, not participants.
Added on 03/02/2011
Brit in Beirut
Egypt , Egypt Protests , Iran , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Middle East , Syria , Syrian military , Tunisia , Yemen
BRITINBEIRUT: The events in Egypt came as a surprise to many (not least, it appears, the U.S State Department), however in the Middle East conflict is never far from the surface.